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Species Attalus serraticornis

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Cleroidea
Family Melyridae (Soft-winged Flower Beetles)
Subfamily Malachiinae
Tribe Malachiini
Subtribe Attalina
Genus Attalus
Species serraticornis (Attalus serraticornis)
Explanation of Names
Attalus serraticornis Fall 1917
Identification
easily recognized by the large size and truncate shape of the last segment of the abdomen, and the clearly serrate antennae. This color pattern is found in many species of Attalus and Tanaops. Often the black markings meet and form an hourglass pattern on the elytra. (Adriean Mayor, pers. comm.)
Range
sw US (CA to UT-TX) & Baja. Common throughout all the western deserts (Adriean Mayor, pers. comm.)
Habitat
on flowers of many plants, including creosote (Adriean Mayor, pers. comm.)
Contributed by v belov on 2 April, 2009 - 3:13pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 26 October, 2023 - 2:27pm

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